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LyX

LyX is an "open source" word processor. That is, the source code for
the program is freely available. It may be one of the relatively few
open source projects available for general users (open source projects
tend to be for technical users, such a Linux). LyX bills itself as a
"WYSIWYM" -- What you See is What You Mean word processor. While it
has a graphic interface, it uses LaTeX, and consistent with LaTeX, it
"encourages an approach to writing based on the structure of your
documents, not their appearance. LyX lets you concentrate on writing,
leaving details of visual layout to the software." It is particularly
strong on formatting technical documents (including mathematical
terms). LyX is also a useful choice for those who want to generate
LaTeX output but don't want to learn LaTeX. Freely available versions
are available for many platforms (most versions of Unix and Windows).